Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-11-13

A C,s....,. view 81 a. Affair.

through sundry prosecutions and suits
in this and White Pine county. in which
GheS figured As defendants. coupled With
. career in the latter eOanty xhieh Ter
minated in . hsty evacuation under
she persuasive influence Of an armed
saeon. end whose phenomenal increase
Of worldlyNaseasions ON the ranges OF
this counIy hes been marked by = oor-
responding loss from the herds Of
neighborina csitiemen. are Again in the
mesheS Of the Law: aud With . vigorous
grip on The forelock Of old Time and
characteristic ingenuity are attempting
90 mould public opinion to suit their
prospective necessitieS-this time
through the medium Of newspaper cir
enthusiastically anticipating the
session Of the Grand, aud the assem-
bling Of the Petit %jurieS.
In their ill.adrised effort to capture
She sympathetic citizen before an OPP
porunity il afforded for ascertainiDg
ths true status OF the matter, they have
diligently omitted 70 state the facts con.
stitutirs their alleged grievances. which
in The interest Of Intelligent discussion
und,ftAke to supply:
About the 18th ct October q warrant
vas placed in Ito hands Of William
Gleason. . Constable and Deputy Sher-
IL ct Wells, commanding him forth
With to aP est W. z. o'Neil and r. G.
o'Neil. brothers. commonly known as
Bill and Dick o'Neil, npon q charge OF
felony, committed by stealing two COWS
OF the ever vanishing stock Of Mason &
Bradley, q hrm composed OF Hook Ma
Sona and Jrff and! Louis Bradley, rang
ing near the headquarters OF the &C
cused. The officer, with prophetic an
6cipauon, secured the services OF an
Able-bodied deputy aud proceeded to
ahs O'Neil camp on Salmon river. The
following day they discovered their men
aud succeeded in taking Dick into Gus
tody. when Bill O'Neil and jim. his
brother. appeared on the scene. armed
With Henry rifles, with which they GOV.
srsd the officers and compelled them to
release Dick. threatening. with many a
merry oath, to kill the frss man who
approached TO arrest them. In the full.
meas Of their faith in the efficacy Of q
warAn aud With q confidence in official
character, Indicating a sad lack Of
knowledge Of the 0'Neils, the Sheriff
and bis deputy were unfortunately not
provided with rides and were therefore
Obliged to retreat and return empty
handed to Wells.
The following morning the O'Neils
With their distinguishing cowboy bravo
do rode into town, Of which fact Glea.
son. who had arrived several hours ear
iSr, was informed and at opce sought
and soon found them. He arrested
both. after being informed by Bill that
lie would kill him II he attempted it.
Upon reaching the Jail with his priso-
ners he started to unlock the dvor,
when rs quick as a fash Bill drew his
Six-sbooter and shot at Gleason'S head .
instantly lodging aud by q rapid mo-
tion throwing up the pistol barrel Glea-
son saved his life, but so close was the
mnEIle to his ear when the pistol ex-
plodOd that the conclusion knocked him
down. At that moment q fellow. who it
seems bad been following them with q
shotgun. discharged both barrels In
quick succession. A better scheme to
escape from custody could not have
been devised by the o'Nsils bad the
shotgun man been their confederate,
which view IL entertained by many who
know the tscts and the o'Neils best.
This shotgun God.send disappeared;
Why and whittier perhaps those who
veto rendered so signal q service can
explain. But We digress:-Ths officer
recovered end Sprang to his feet in time
90 obtain . dissolSing view Of mis- Will.
ON prisoners in the distance receiving
Henry rides from their sister who had
come running TO meet them. They
shortly after went to the house Of E p.
HArdesty where they remained, .iae In
hand, deiyiDg arrest until evening and
another deputy. nes.y Tsbs- arriVsa.
j. may occur TO the inquiring mind thai
che residence % o sraSe senator, repre-
Ssnhng Ibis comfy in the halls OF the
State Legislature. Is an odd and some.
What enusual place for men accused Of
crime; hot from the custody OF the law,
20 occupy in aIrned defiance OF official
authority. Doubtless. however. she
Colonial would be az indignant as some
Of his friends II be knew il. But again
ne dierSss:AETHe o'Neils we're brought
70 Ilko, where their preliminary s1ami-
patton for cattle stealing was held be-
fore Justice, Morgan. BY whom they
wsTe each bound over in the sum of
e2,SOo. There II hanging over their
hSads S'scors or more OF similar ohsrgss
which will probably occupy the atten-
uon o.. The nsxt Grand Jury. Az Tor
Dicks coat, let a Petit Jury determine
IhToueb whose agency lie gaping
wounds we're caused; In the mlaniims
Ohers ID food for reflection ia the mya.
SsTious omission on the part OF the man
With the two ba,reled gun to hurt either
OF tho gentlemen. late Of White Pine.
The oGsS Of q thousand dolaTs re-
yard by w. T. O'Neii for the arrest OF